2,155 tomato paste recipes

Pizza muffins top split English muffins with sauce, cheese, ham, and pineapple, then broil until bubbly. A 5-minute after-school snack or lazy-night dinner.

Portuguese chili beans with ground chuck, dried kidney beans, tomato sauce, cloves, and a whole red chili pepper. A hearty, mildly spiced bean stew served with crusty Portuguese bread.

Mom's baked beans dump canned pork and beans together with ham chunks, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, liquid smoke, and pearl onions, then bake until thick. Easy potluck side from a no-fuss family recipe.

This recipe is definitely worth the effort for the holidays and special company. Broiled stuffed tomatoes and a fresh green salad are perfect accompaniments with this meat dish.

Szechuan-style shrimp velveted in a light egg-cornstarch batter, then wok-tossed with ginger, garlic, and dried chili in a sweet-sour-spicy sauce. Serve over steamed rice for a Chinese kitchen classic.

Roasted garlic stuffed chicken breasts: pockets filled with 20-clove confit garlic paste, pan-seared, then finished in a Provencal tomato-caper-wine sauce. Elegant dinner-party chicken.

Quick microwave swordfish with sun-dried tomato paste, rosemary, and lemon. Easy Mediterranean fish dinner ready in 15 minutes with bold, concentrated flavors.

Alton Brown's homemade gyro meat: ground lamb processed to a paste with onion, garlic, and herbs, baked and pressed dense so it slices thin, served on pita with cool homemade tzatziki, tomato, and feta.

Hulba is a Yemeni fenugreek paste cooked into a hearty hot dip with tomato, lamb, lentils, garlic, and chilies. Traditionally scooped with khobz or Lebanese flatbread.

Beef tenderloin slit lengthwise, packed with a savory mushroom and ham bread stuffing, then broiled and served with a brandied tomato gravy. The retro dinner-party showpiece that turns one tenderloin into a memorable plated entree.

Sun-dried tomato vinaigrette blends rehydrated tomatoes with balsamic, red wine vinegar, garlic paste, and fresh basil. A vegan dressing with bold concentrated tomato depth, ready in 15 minutes.

Shahi chicken curry with cashew nut paste, cream, garam masala, and golden raisins in a rich tomato-spice sauce. A royal Mughlai-style Indian chicken dish.

Mediterranean beef and okra stew: chuck simmered in a Dutch oven with onion, garlic paste, tomatoes, and whole okra pods. A rustic Balkan-style braise that cooks unattended.

Slow-simmered chicken and okra gumbo with a medium-brown roux, fresh tomatoes, and onions. The okra cooks down past the slime stage into a thick, velvety Louisiana classic served over rice.

Grilled cheese sandwich with olivada: challah bread smeared with briny black olive paste, layered with Swiss cheese and optional tomato, grilled crisp. A Mediterranean twist on a classic.

This spicy marinade owes its unusual flavor to the chipotle, a smoked jalapeno chile. Chipotles are usually sold canned in tomato paste. Look for them at Mexican and Latin American markets. Adobo marinade goes particularly well with pork.